North Coast Brother Thelonious

Bottle courtesy of HogtownHarry. Deep mahogany pour unleashed a beige foam that left minute lacing. Nose was bready, had pit fruits and tobacco with essences of yeast and caramel malts. Slightly smokey flavour profile was elevated with sweet molasses and caramel, tobacco and yeasty, bready crust like earthy flavours. Good beer. Thanks Harry!

750 ml bottle.I remember I used to see this bottle every time I walked in to a local distributor, and used to think the label was some sort of cheap gimmick. After seeing it in a bar a while back and actually reading the label I was very pleased to see that the label was no gimmick and that a percentage of proceeds go to a good cause. It poured a mahogany brown,with no head. the nose was belgian yeasts and lots of fruits, some citrus some prunes. Very nicely carbonated with similar flavors to the nose. The finish had a slight acidy-alcohol type bite to it. It also tasted a bit raw, maybe aging would help, but overall a nice american belgian style beer.

[Bottle] Pours a beautiful, clear amber with a medium off white head. Aroma is sweet and malty, with notes of raisins, fruity yeast, and maybe some spices. Flavor is raisin forward, with the spices coming through a little bit. Nice, light mouthfeel, and the alcohol is barely detectable. Very nice Belgian style brew.

Poured a clear reddish brown color. Had this baby on draft from the Midway. Couldn’t get a great impression of the aroma but what I did get was caramel malt goodness. Flavor was very fruity upfront with some cherry. It then faded to a chewy malt and caramel flavor. Next up some grape and raisin. Finally on the finish is a bitter hop flavor. There is a bit of an alcoholic bit to it that is a little offputting but that’s the only knock for now.

Pours a reddish brown with a small off white head. Aroma of fruits, malt and caramel. Flavor is fruits, yeast, spices, candy. Loads of carbonation, and pretty decent mouthfeel on this one, but something seems just a touch out of balance. Still very decent.

Malty but not to much so. Smooth palate. Dark red color. Little cherry flavor. Good Belgian. Not to yeasty which I dig.

Pours a murky redish amber colorw with small tan head. Nose of caramel, toffee, fig and touch of fruits. Initial taste of toffee galore, caramel lingering, dark fruits and yeast. Finishing with a touch of fruits, caramel, spiciness from the abv, mild hop balance. Flavors is kind of one dimensional too similar to the aroma. Medium body. Good head retention and spot lacing of the glass. Average palate duration.

The beer pours dark amber almost ruby in color with a thick tan colored head that dissipates quickly.The smell is dominated by dark carmel malts, fruity spicy phenols, and slight alcohol. Taste is sweet malt followed by strong alcohol, and finishes with a nice Belgian yeast aftertaste. The mouthfeel is warming and full. The beer is pretty big so, although tasty, more than one could be a little too much.